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Linolenic acid

Drug ingredient

CAS 463-40-1

This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 463-40-1
US productionCBI
Import value, 2024$406M
Top sourceIndonesia 65%

At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 382319 · basket

EPA reports by year
2023
US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
2019
US production Confidential · Imports Zero

These shares come from HS customs code 382319, which covers 24 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
ID 65%IndonesiaMY 14%MalaysiaIN 11%IndiaES 2%SpainDE 2%Germany
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (1)
Emery Oleochemicals
2 FDA-registered drug labelers
ANUBIS COSMETICS SL
Professional Complementary Health Formulas

Why It Matters

Sectors
Core ChemicalsHealthFoodPlastics & RubberMetals & MiningPaper & Printing
Downstream Uses

Appears in 5 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •AnubisMed
  • •Anubis Barcelona Vital Line
  • •Bone Stim Liquescence 3005
  • •Anubis Barcelona Protective Line
  • •Essential Fatty Acid Drops 2022
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • •Anti-static agent in Paper Manufacturing (6%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Binder in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Lubricating agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (40%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Soil amendments (fertilizers) in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (24%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (12%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Lubricating agent in Plastics Product Manufacturing (18%)Processing as a reactant

Vendor Pricing

$2.68/gAA BLOCKS
CountryUnited States
Pack$1342.00 / 500 g
Purity70%
Vendors3 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

2 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$104.405 g99%
MolnovaChina$172.00500 mg99%

Chemical Identity

CAS463-40-1
PubChem CID5280934
DTXSIDDTXSID7025506
FormulaC18H30O2
Mol. Weight278.4 g/mol
SMILESCCC=CCC=CCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Linolenic acid (CAS 463-40-1) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/463-40-1/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID7025506. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID7025506 PubChem: 5280934. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5280934 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 463-40-1. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting FDA National Drug Code directory: CAS 463-40-1. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 382319 for CAS 463-40-1. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/